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Interview

Bernie Brillstein

In his nearly four-hour interview, Bernie Brillstein (1931-2008) talks about his experiences growing up in the entertainment world of New York City, and how he eventually landed a job in...
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Interview

Lee Rich

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Lee Rich (1927-2012) talks about starting out in television at the advertising agency Benton & Bowles, where he worked to package and sell The Dick Van...
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Interview

Dick Stiles

In his one-hour interview, Dick Stiles (1933-2008) speaks about his early years and his interest in art, as well as his first foray into television at the University of Texas...
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Interview

Warren Littlefield

In his two-hour-and-forty-five-minute interview, Warren Littlefield discusses his early life and his big break working for Warner Bros. Television. He recalls his early days at NBC working under the legendary...
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Interview

Joseph M. Wilcots

In his over three-hour interview, Joseph M. Wilcots (1939-2009) speaks about his interest in photography as a teenager and his filmmaking experiences while serving in the Navy. He describes his...
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Interview

Lloyd J. Schwartz

In his nearly three-hour interview, Lloyd J. Schwartz talks about his early years including his memories of appearing on the set of the shows his father, Sherwood Schwartz, produced, including...
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Interview

Nina Tassler

In her two-hour interview, Nina Tassler discusses her college years studying acting at Boston University and pursuing her acting career after graduation. She talks about moving to Los Angeles (precipitated...
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Interview

Phil Rosenthal

In his nearly three-and-a-half-hour interview, Phil Rosenthal talks of his love of television as a kid and his fondness in particular for classic sitcoms such as The Honeymooners. He discusses...
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Interview

James Sheldon

In his three-hour interview, James Sheldon (1920-2016) speaks about breaking into the business as an NBC page, and, after a few years in advertising, turning his attention to directing for...
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Interview

Ben Wolf

In his four-hour interview, Ben Wolf (1929-2013) recalls his early television experiences at KLAC and CBS in Los Angeles, working on such programs as The George Burns and Gracie Allen...
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Interview

George Clayton Johnson

In his five-hour interview, George Clayton Johnson (1929-2015) chronicles his career as a fiction, television, and movie writer. He talks about his association with the 1960 feature film Oceans 11...
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Joseph Wershba

In his six-hour interview, news producer Joseph Wershba (1920-2011) speaks about his early years with CBS Radio, and making the transition to television. He recalls working with Fred Friendly and...
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Interview

Larry Gelbart

On his reputation as a writer with deep social conscience, Larry Gelbart (1928-2009) says, "I was very lucky. It is not everybody that gets a vehicle like M*A*S*H, in which...
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Interview

Loretta Swit

In her four-hour interview, Loretta Swit (1937-2025) describes her early years as an actress, breaking into theater and television in New York and later moving to Los Angeles. She discusses...
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Interview

Gene Reynolds

In his five-and-a-half-hour interview, Gene Reynolds (1923-2020) speaks of his early work as a child star in many films. He discusses how he became an actor on live television and...
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Interview

Burt Metcalfe

In his four-and-a-half-hour interview, Burt Metcalfe (1935-2022) talks about his early years as an actor in films and in television series in the 1950s and '60s, including his role as...
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Interview

Steve Allen

In his six-hour interview, Steve Allen (1921-2000) describes his transition from radio to television, working with writing team Madelyn Pugh Davis and Bob Carroll, Jr. on his primetime radio show...
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Interview

Robert Butler

In his five-hour interview, Robert Butler (1927-2023) describes breaking into the business as an usher at CBS. He speaks of his experiences in various behind-the-scenes capacities on classic "live" anthology...
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Interview

Mike Post

In his nearly three-hour interview, Mike Post talks about his early interest in music and his formative years as a studio musician. He recalls his early successes as a music...
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Interview

David E. Kelley

In his just over two-hour interview, David E. Kelley discusses life as a young litigator and starting to write a screenplay. He tells of his big break when Steven Bochco...
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